COMPOSITE MATERIALS is a modern reference book, tutorial in style, covering functions of composites relating to applications in electronic packaging, thermal management, smart structures and other timely technologies rarely covered in existing books on composites. It also treats materials with polymer, metal, cement, carbon and ceramics matrices, contrasting with others that emphasize polymer-matrix composites. This functional approach will be useful to both practitioners and students. A good selection of example problems, solutions and figures, together with a new and vibrant approach, provid

Thermoelectric materials may be used for solid state refrigeration or power generation applications. Due to increasing need for alternative energy sources providing electrical power directly from heat sources and for environmentally friendly refrigeration, research in new thermoelectric materials has undergone a rebirth in the last decade. The search for new thermoelectric materials exhibiting exceptionally large Peltier effect focuses on novel concepts and novel solid state materials. To be an effective thermoelectric material, a compound must possess a large Seebeck coefficient, a l

A broad array of new engineered materials, with intricate atomic and molecular architecture for sophisticated functional applications in the computer and electronics industries, is under development. For this purpose, there is an urgent need for novel methods for precisely controlling the morphology of particulate materials. This book represents an extended introductory treatise on the fundamental aspects, new methods for the precise control of morphology (size, shape, composition, structure etc.) and accurate materials characterization, from both the basic science and the applied engineering

This series offers a simple and clear introduction to materials and their properties, focusing on properties and characteristics, rather than processes. Each book explains: - what the material is and its properties - what the material is used for Each book contains: - clear, accessible text - a properties table for each material - environmental issues

The National Literacy Strategy emphasises that children with special educational needs should work, wherever possible, with their peers within the Literacy Hour. The aim is to use structured, intensive teaching to enable as many children as possible eventually to work at the appropriate level for their age. The Take-Off! series is designed to be used with children of about 9 who are struggling to achieve the levels of literacy expected for their age. The titles chosen have been based on best-selling titles within existing Heinemann Library series and meet all KS2 requirements for their subject